Input validation error in cURL - CVE-2016-8625

 

Input validation error in cURL - CVE-2016-8625

Published: August 1, 2018 / Updated: August 3, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33014
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8625
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: curl.haxx.se
Affected software:
cURL

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

curl before version 7.51.0 uses outdated IDNA 2003 standard to handle International Domain Names and this may lead users to potentially and unknowingly issue network transfer requests to the wrong host.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-8625

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources